The monumental global task to restore degraded ecosystems will need to include sophisticated technologies such as environmental DNA monitoring to understand and support the recovery of complex biospheres, international researchers ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2022
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A new botanical survey of southwest Ohio found that invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century are crowding out many native plants.
Plants & Animals
Jun 16, 2022
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The DNA of kelp has enabled scientists to show just how interconnected coastal communities of the Southern Ocean are.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2022
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Plant seeds must travel far to maintain healthy ecosystems. Carried on the wind or in the fur and dung of animals, traveling seeds help cleared forest patches regrow and infuse clutches of rare species with diverse genes, ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2022
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An environmentally friendly spray that targets and kills one of cotton's (and the world's) most damaging agricultural pests—silverleaf whitefly—has been created by scientists at The University of Queensland.
Biotechnology
May 17, 2022
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The Mississippi River Delta is home to the world's largest contiguous swath of Phragmites australis, or more commonly known as the common reed. But the plant that can grow to nearly 20 feet tall and has been a critical component ...
Ecology
Apr 9, 2022
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A new study has found that costs of conservation projects are rarely reported, making it difficult for others to make decisions on the most cost-effective interventions at a time when funding for biodiversity conservation ...
Ecology
Mar 23, 2022
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Synergy isn't always a good thing—take climate change and invasive plants.
Ecology
Feb 10, 2022
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Though invasive weeds can devastate native plant communities, a recent study featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management shows that efforts to manage those weeds can also cause harm.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2022
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It's not a mirage, our summers are getting hotter on average and we are experiencing more extremely hot days. News from NIWA that 2021 was New Zealand's hottest year on record fits with the long term trend.
Environment
Jan 11, 2022
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